I f*cking hate it when programs force you to change your password

Fonz · 2012-12-19, 02:18 PM

CCbill comes to mind but now AWEmpire also starts with this shit. Just let me keep my old passwords. I have (had) a system for passwords, now it's all messed up.

Damn it!

Cleo · 2012-12-19, 02:39 PM

Drives me crazy and causes me to use less secure passwords.

Toby · 2012-12-19, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cleo

...causes me to use less secure passwords.

Exactly, or it forces you to write them down which is a security no-no.

Greenguy · 2012-12-19, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Fonz

CCbill comes to mind but now AWEmpire also starts with this shit...

With CCBill, I just switch back & forth between 2 of them. This way, if one doesn't work, the other will

And dump those chumps & get with a REAL webcam program

ArtWilliams · 2012-12-19, 04:19 PM

Yeah, CCBill is a pain but you can use 2, as Greenie says. Not a program, but the worse by far is iTunes. You can't use the same password for a year!

Fonz · 2012-12-19, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenie

And dump those chumps & get with a REAL webcam program

I send them about 10 hits a period but I got one active porn surfer there that has already spent over $5k on chatting with webcam models over the last 1.5 years. I get 20% of that

geirlur · 2012-12-19, 06:13 PM

The worst is when a sponsor goes from for example verotel to nats, and you have to signup for a new account and change all linkingcodes (cause they will stop work soon)

javbucks · 2012-12-21, 05:26 AM

The password changing is for your benefit though honestly.

http://keepass.info/

Get with it

Fonz · 2012-12-21, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by javbucks

The password changing is for your benefit though honestly.

http://keepass.info/

Get with it

Coming from a program owners POV not an affiliate...

ecchi · 2012-12-21, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by javbucks

The password changing is for your benefit though honestly

The only reason any company needs to ask it's clients to keep changing passwords is to make up for their own lax security. If you are using an affiliate of any program that does this, only ever accept payment via cheque, never by wire transfer or Paxum etc. Sending money to you via methods like those requires you to give them more information than is safe to give to a company with such poor Internet security that they have to ask you to keep changing passwords.

papagmp · 2012-12-29, 06:19 PM

I just change the last letter in the password - start with "a" and when they ask to change it, change the suffix letter to "b" etc.

papagmp · 2012-12-29, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ecchi

The only reason any company needs to ask it's clients to keep changing passwords is to make up for their own lax security. If you are using an affiliate of any program that does this, only ever accept payment via cheque, never by wire transfer or Paxum etc. Sending money to you via methods like those requires you to give them more information than is safe to give to a company with such poor Internet security that they have to ask you to keep changing passwords.

Anyone and anything can be hacked - changing passwords regularly is part of any decent security protocol.

ecchi · 2012-12-31, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by papagmp

changing passwords regularly is part of any decent security protocol.

No it's not. If you are forced to repeatedly change your password you eventually have to write it down (as Toby said). You also end up running out of ideas and using things you would not normally even consider using (eg mother's maiden name).

The main reason companies insist on this is to cover up their own mistakes. When someone hacks their system and gains access to their clients because they were not secure enough they can defend themselves with "It is not our fault, it is your fault. What do you expect to happen if you use such an insecure password/write your passwords down." If they are asking, in advance, for you to "give them an excuse", they already know that their security is shit. Why would anyone even consider giving sensitive information to a company like this?

However, even worse, are those companies who are not doing to cover themselves but because they genuinely believe it is a good idea. They have read posts like yours, and without thinking it through have implemented it as policy. Basically they are idiots who have no idea about real security, and are basing their security policies on "something they read on the Internet". They are well meaning and think they are doing the right thing, but that is no consolation when some Russian hacker gets hold of your bank details from hacking them, and steals all your savings.

2012-12-19, 02:18 PM	#1
Fonz Former pr0n slinger. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 7,929	*I fcking hate it when programs force you to change your password** CCbill comes to mind but now AWEmpire also starts with this shit. Just let me keep my old passwords. I have (had) a system for passwords, now it's all messed up. Damn it! __________________ See how I abuse little trees on my Shumi no Bonsai Blog

2012-12-19, 02:39 PM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Drives me crazy and causes me to use less secure passwords. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2012-12-21, 05:26 AM	#8
javbucks You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 544	The password changing is for your benefit though honestly. http://keepass.info/ Get with it __________________ JAVBucks -The best place to convert your asian niche traffic!

2012-12-29, 06:19 PM	#11
papagmp That'll teach you to leave your sister unattended..... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 1,803	I just change the last letter in the password - start with "a" and when they ask to change it, change the suffix letter to "b" etc. __________________ Submit: OutlawFreePorn

2012-12-19, 04:19 PM	#5
ArtWilliams You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 6,244	Yeah, CCBill is a pain but you can use 2, as Greenie says. Not a program, but the worse by far is iTunes. You can't use the same password for a year!

2012-12-19, 06:13 PM	#7
geirlur The only guys who wear Hawaiian shirts are gay guys and big fat party animals Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 176	The worst is when a sponsor goes from for example verotel to nats, and you have to signup for a new account and change all linkingcodes (cause they will stop work soon)